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LITHOGRAPHIC PRESS.

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LITHOGRAPHIC PRESS.

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CHARLES WAGNER, OF CLLNTWOOD, NEW JERSEY, .AND AUGUST '-HORMEL, 0F NEW' sra-ins rrrrainr ysirio i YORK, 'N'. Y.

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ToaZZ whom it may concern Be 1t known that we, CHARLES lVAGNEn, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Grantwood, county of ergen, and State ot New Jersey, and AUGUST HonMEL, a citizen of the United States, 4residing at New York city, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lithographie Presses, ot which the following is a specification..

This invention relates to ya lithographie press of -noi'el constructionby means of which both sides of the sheet or web to be printed, may be simultaneously provided with the desired imprints,'tlie machine being more particularly designed tor producing sheet music although. it may obviously be used for printing other matter. pressis so constructed thatithc printing is effected on a continuous web, from which the -printed portions are subsequently scrcred, said portions being then automatically folded `in such a manner as to effectively prevent any blurring of the fresh ink.

The invention further comprises simple and reliable means for feeding the web, and for actuating the cutting and folding inechanisin. as w ell as other novel features more' fully brought out in the appci'ided specification and claims.

ln the accomlianying drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a lithographie press ei'nbodying our intention, Fig. '2 a vertical section of our printing press, on line 2 2, Fig. Ll, Fig. 3 a Vertical section on line B, Fig. a, Fig. l a Vertical section on line hl1--1l, Fig. 3, yFig. 5 a sectional side elevation of the inking and dan'ipening means, Fig. G an axial section through the reciprocating ink distributing roller and cooperating parts, Fig. 7 afface View partly in section ol' the weblcutting device, -F ig. S a cross section on line S-S, F i fr. 7, Fig. 9 an -end View of Fig?, Fig. 10 a face View partly in section of the sheet-folding device, F ig. 11 a cross section on line 11-11, Fig'.

V10, Fig. 1Q a cross section, partly in View, on line 1.2-413. Fig. l0, and Fig. 123 .an end` -view otFig. 10.

Specification of Lettersvatent.

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'Application filed March 14, 1914. LSerial LNo..324.-,615.

in a pair of opposed bearing blocks 18 which' are vertically adjustable in corresponding guide ways of the machine'fraine 20, said adjusting lneans comprising a pair of lower set screws l1 and apair ot upper springs 22. Rolleril is surrounded by a rubber blanket 23, `the overlapping ends ot' Which are drawin-by a Wedge 2li, into a longitudinal surface groove 25- of said cylinder, and 'are firmly clamped against the tapering sides et said groove by tightening screws .26 that serve .to hold the Wedge to the cylinder. The gudgecns 27 of the upper printing roller 16 are :likewise mounted in slide blocks 28, springs 29 tending to litt roller 16 off roller For forcing roller 16 'toward roller 15 horizontal spindle 30 having handle 31, is arranged vertically above roller 16, which spindle carries at its ends a pair of eccentric studs 3Q connected to blocks 28 by adjustable links 33. Rollers 15, 1G are mutually intergeared at both ofl their ends by gear Wheels 3a, 35 respectively, the gear wheel 34 receiving rotary motion from a power sha-tt 36 by toothed Wheels 37 and toothed idlers 38. Roller 16 is surrounded by a rubber blanket 39 which is clamped thereto in precisely the same manner is described With reference to blanket 23.

The means for transferring the design, printed or other matter to be reproducedyto blankets 23, 39, are substantially identical for both blankets, so that the description of said transferring means tor one blanket likewise. applies to the other blanket.

Blanket 39 isengagedby Va lithographie sheet 40 stretched around a pattern roller -1-1 and clamped thereto by a pair of eccentrics 42, roller -il-1 being provided wi th r Wheels 43 thatmesh into the gear Wheels 35 et eylinderi. The gudgeons 44 ot roller 41 are journaled in slide-blocks l5 guided in l corresponding Ways Lt6 of inclined arms 48 l a handle 50 transfer' rollers59, 69 respectively,

rollers 53'and the vprojecting laterally from blocks 28. Springs .4:9 tend to move roller Ll1 aWay from roller 16, While the former may be forced toward the latter in order to cause an engagement between the blanket 89 and the lithographie sheet 40, by means of a spindle 47 carrying and connected by eccentric studs 51 and adjustable links 52 to blocks 45.

The lithographie sheet 40 is shownto be permanently engaged by a pair of inking rollers 53.and a pair of dampening rollers 54' which -alternately receive the ink and moisture fromy an ink supply roller 55 and a Water supply roller 56,1.1Roller 55 may be supplied with ink in any suitable manner, the drawing shogving it in-engag'ement with an ink receptacle 57, while the moisture supply roller 56- dips into a Water tray 58. Rollers 55,56 are alternately engaged by the the axles 61, 62 of Which are journale'd in syvingin two-armlevers y63 fulcrumed at'. Axles 61, 62 carry sprccketvvheels. 65 Which are mutually connected by a chain 66.v

In order to prcperlyfsupport theinking dampening rollers 54: and to cause them to remain in contact with the lithographie sheet, While roller 41 isi' moved toward or away from .rollers 16, the .follows ing construction has been derise'dz; Each slide block 415 is provided with a substantially 'YM-shaped extension, one shank .67 of which supports the inking rollers, Whileits other Ashank 68- supports the dampening rollers. long suitable Ways of shank67 is guided a 'spring-influenced 'adjustable bearing block' 69 Within which is journaled'the stud 70 of. a bearing-plate 71. vIn the latterare rotatably mounted the gudgeons 72 of the inking rollers 53, While Within a' springinfiuenced slide block 73 engaging Ia corresponding guide way'of plate 71, is journaled the spindle 74, o`f an ink-.distributing roller 75. Gudgeons 72 'carry pinions 76' that'engage the toothed Wheels 43, While' the spindle 7.4 is provided with relatively lixed pinions 77 that mesh into pinions 76. lnk-distributing roller is slidably and non-rotatably mounted-upon the spindle 74 by means of a suitable groove and feather connectionJ 78. The ends of roller 75 are formed by parallel planes '79 that extend obliquely tothe axis of said roller. These roller-ends are engaged by 'a pair of' Wheels 'hunin arms 81ri that extend inwardly from p ates1f71'. It will be seen that the Wheels 80 will impart a reciprocating movement to the roller 75 during its revolution, thereby effecting a thorough distribution of the ink.

For supporting the dampening rollers 54,

v the shank 68 of each slide block 45 is provided with suitable ways for lthe engage- 2 nient with a spring-inuenced adjustable l distributing rollei` l88,

-the pinions Iing to ing lnovwdriven from tuated bya single mechanism.

- 15 at each side of l of which 1is adapted to be enhealing 82. Within the latter is journaled the stud 83,0f a bearing plate 84 that rotatably supports the gudgeons 85 of the roll-. ersv 54, While suitable guide Ways of said plate are engaged by a spring-influenced slide block 86. Within this block is rotatably mounted the spindle 87 of a moisturewhich is, by pinion 89, intergeared with the pinions of rollers 54, the latter pinions .in turn meshing into toothed Wheel 43. i

.In order to slowly4 oscillate the'levers 68 that carry the ink-transfer roller 59 and the moisture transfer roller 60, a toothed wheel 186 is shown to be intergeared With one of 90. lVheel 186 is provided with a wrist pin 187 which is operatively connected to axle 62 by an adjustable link 188. As thus far described, it Will be seen that o'W- the continuous rotation imparted to Wheel 186, levers 63 will be oscillated. Aj, one .terminal position of the levers, roller 5,9 is in Contact with distributing roller 75 to transfer its ink thereto, While roller 60 is in contact With roller 56 to take up afresh supply' of moisture, rotary motion being transmitted from roller 59 to roller 60 through chain 66. At the other terminal position of levers 63, roller 60 is in contact with roller 88 to transfer its moisture to this roller, Whilelroller 59 engages roller 55 to take up a fresh supply of ink, roller 59beroller 60 through chain 66. "It will thus be seen that by the c'onstruction described, the lithographie plate 40 isalternately7 dampened and inked, the

speedf'f the' oscillating levers 63 being so n Y calculated as to supply the prop er amount o'f moisture and ink to said pla The mechanism hereinabove described with 'relation to roller 16 and blanket 39 is in allldetails duplicated for roller 15 and blanket 23, the saine reference characters having; been applied tothe parts operating in conjunction with roller 15 as those applied to the parts coperating with roller 16. As above mentioned, our novel printing press'is more particularly designed for. producing sheet music, the construction being such that the printing is effected "upon the end portion of a continuous Web, said printed portion being subsequently severed from said web and vfolded into the final shape' desired. 1n order to simplify as much as possible the means for performing the above operations the construction is such that not only the device'which intermittently Afeeds the Web to the printing web-cutting and sheet-folding means are ac- For this purpose, there is secured to the sha-ft 17 of roller the machine, a Camdisk .91 the nose 91a gaged by one arm of a two arm lever 91b the other armv of which is, by link 92, con' rollers, but also the l springs 118.

nected to a slide rod 93, mounted in suitable bearings 94 of frame 20. To rod 93 are ad ustably secured a pair of tappets 95, 96

which actuate the web-cutting means and sheet-folding means respectively, while to the right hand end @Ls-aid rod (Fig. 1) a fork 97 is attached-which actuates the webfeeding means in such a manner that the web comes to a temporary standstill, while the cutting operation is performed, said stand` still in turn taking place, while the grooves 25 of rollers 1 5, 16 passd by one another.

.The Web-feeding means comprise essentially a pair of feed drums'98, 99 between which passes the web 100 supplied by reel 101. The shaft 102 of drum 98.is mounted in frame 20 and carries gear wheels 103 which are 'intergeared with toothed wheels 34 by Wheels 104. The shaft 105 of drum 99 carrying gear wheels 106 that mesh into gear wheels 103, is mounted in slide blocks 107 which are guided in corresponding ways of frame 20, springs 108' forcing drun 99 against drum 98. Shaft 105 is engaged at each side of the machine by one arm of a two arm lever109, the other angular arm of which is engaged by the fork 97 of rod 93. It will be seen that whenever the nose 91a of disk 91 engages lever 91h, rod 93 will be shifted toward the right (Fig. 1), whereby lever 109 moves drum 99 away from drum 98 to stop the feed of web 100.

The welrcutting device comprises essentially a stationary cutting blade 110 and a movable cutting blade 111. The former is, by means of screws 112 secured to a traverse 113 that connects both sections of the machine frame 20. From the ends of traverse 113 extend upwardly standards 114 provided with guide ways 115 for the accommodation of a` common slide 1,10 to which the movable blade 111 is secured by screws 117, slide 110 being normally raised by To each end of slide 11G is fulcrumed an adjustable link 119 which ls in turn pivoted to an elbow lever 120 turning on a fulcrum 121 of traverse 113, elbow lever 120 being adapted to be engaged by tappet 95.

The printed. web is conducted toward the cutting device by means of a pair of guides 122,'and a pair of feed rollers 123 that enbut the unprinted margin of the web 100, so as to prevent blurring of the fresh print. The lower roller 123 is provided with a sprocket 124 which is engaged by an endless chain 125 running over sprocket wheels 126, one of which is driven from gear wheel 34 through pinion 127.

The sheet-folding device comprises essentially a. vertically reciprocative foldingI member or blade 128 that is adapted to descend Whenever the-middle of the sheet to i be folded has arrived underneath the same.

121ml@ 128 is secured to a slideg129 movable along suitable guide ways 130 of standards 131 that extend upward from brackets 132 secured to the machine frame, the standards 131 being shown to be mutually connected by a bar 1.33. To each end of slide 129 is pivoted an adjustable link 134 which is in turn connected to one arm of an elbow lever 135 pivoted at 135 to bracket 132, the other 'arm of lever 135 being adapted to be engaged by tappet Slide 129 is normally raised by a pair of vsprings 137 interposed between said slide and brackets 132. During the descent of blade 12S, the sheet rests with its unprinted margin upon the collars 138 of a pair of intake rollers 139, 140. The gudgeons 141 of roller 139 are mounted in corresponding bores of brackets 132, while the gudgeons 142 of roller 140 are journaled in bearing blocks 143 engaging suitable ways 144 of said brackets, springs 145 tending to yieldingly force roller 140 against roller 139. After the sheet has thus been introduced by blade 128 between rollers 139, 140, the doubled sheet is advanced toward a, pair of fold- .132, on e of said gudgeons carrying a sprocket wheel 149 which is in permanent engagement with chain' 125. Shaft 148 carries further a pair of gear wheels -150 which transmit motion to gear wheels'151 of gudgeons 141 through toothed idlers 152, the gear wheels 151 meshing into similar wheels 153 fast on gudgeons-142. Y

The gudgeons 154 of roller 147 are journaled in slide blocks 155, each of which is movable along guidey ways 156 of brackets 132, springs 157 tending to force roller 147 against roller 146. Roller 147 is normally held away from roller 146 by suitable means, which are shown to consist of a pair of plungers 153 depending from slide 129 and engaging corresponding apertures of` brackets 132. Each `plunger 158 is 'provided at its lower extremity with an enlarged beveled portion .159 which is adapted to engage block 155 (Fig. 12) and thus more roller 147 away from roller 145' (Fig. 11)' against the action of springs 157. It will thus be seen that whenever rod 93 is shifted toward the right (Fig-1) blade 1429 will belowered to insert the printed and severed sheet along its transverse middleline between' intake p rollers 139, 140 to be immediately conveyed by .them tothe fold xing rollers d1416, 147 p which are noW in vContact with each other rods 98 to their original position, whereby plungers 158 are raised to spread rollers 146, 147. The printed and folded sheets are finally delivered upon a suitable chute 160 illustrated in Fig. 2. Besides the functions above explained one of the rods 93 fulfils the additional purpose of intermittently rotating 'the ink supply rollers 55. The axles 161 of rollers 55 carry ratchet wheels 162 that are engaged by spring-infiuenced pawls 163 flcrumed at 164 to Van arm 165 of said rod. In this Way the roller 55 is intermittently rotated to consecutively take up fresh supplies of inlr to be presented to the inl: trans-fer roller 59. Although our improved printing press is more particularly designed for simultaneously printing on both sides of a continuous web, which latter, is subsequently subdivided into single sheets, the press may also be employed forprinting cut sheets. in this case, the sheet is advanced by a pair of feed rollers 166 that coperate with a suitable table 167 on which the sheet is placed until it abats against a movable stop 168.

The parts 166, 167, 168 and their operative mechanism do not form part of the present invention, they being fully described in a cnc-pending patent application iled by us on J an. 15,191@ under Serial Number 812,172.

When they machine is used for sheetprinting,vthe imprints on bothsides ofsaid sheet are produced during each second revolution of the blanketed rollers 15, 16, While during the intermediate revolutions the upper roller 1 6 is automatically raised olf thel loWerroller 15. For this purpose, there is secured to the shaft 17 near each end there of, a toothed Wheel 169-Which meshes into a similar Wheel 17() of twice the diameter of Wheel 169. llheel 170 carries a semicircular cam 171 which is adapted to be engaged by a cam roller 172 of a lever 178 pivoted at 174. The free end of lever 173 is by adjustable link 175 connected to slide block 28u of roller 16, said link includingT a bipartie section .176 that straddles shaft 17. -It Will thus be seen that duringA each second revolution of rollers 15, 16, cam 171 Will depress lever 173 to lower roller 16 against roller 15, while during' the next revolution of said rollers, springs 29 are free to raise roller 16 oli' roller l5. obvious that when the machine-is used for Web-printing, the mechanism for intermit- `tently raising roller 16 is rendered inopera- It is` idear/71 sheet-printing, rods 93 are rendered inoper-V ative by removing for instance levers 91b as will be readily understood. Y

We claim:

,1. A lithographie press comprising a pair of opposed blanketed printing rollers, means .for feeding a paper Web between said rollers, thereby producing an imprint on each side of said Web, means for cutting the' printed portion ofi' said Web to form a sheet, means for folding said sheet, a reciprocating member, first vmeans operated by said member for arresting the Web-feeding means, second means operated by the member for actuating the Web-cuttlng means,

Aand third means also operated bysaid member for actuating the sheet-folding means.

2. A lithographie press comprising a pair .of inter-geared opposed blanlzeted printing rollers, means for driving one of said rollers, means for feeding a paper web between said rollers, thereby producing an imprint on each side of said web, means for cutting the printed portion oif said web to form a sheet,

means for folding said sheet, a cam rotatf ing in unison with the printing rollers, a rod adapted to be reciprocated by said cam, first means operated by said rod for arresting the web-feeding means, second means operated by the rod for actuating the Webcutting means, and third means also oper ated by said rod for actuating the sheetfolding means.

3. A lithographicpress comprising a pair of opposed blanlreted printing rollers, pattern rollers engaging the printing rollers, moisture transfer rollers and `ink transfer rollers for respectively applying moisture and ink to thepattern rollers, moisture supply rollers and ink supply rollers adapted to be alternately engaged by said moisture and ink transfer rollers, means for feeding a. paper web between the printing rollers, thereby producing an imprint on each side thereo", ineans for cutting the printed portion orf said Web to form a sheet, means for folding said sheet, and common means for arresting the Web-feeding means, for intermittently advancing the ink supply rollers' and for actuating the Web-cutting means and the sheet-folding means.

4. A lithographie press comprising a pair of opposed blanketed printingrollers, pattern rollers engaging the printing rollers, means for applying vmoisture and ink t'o the pattern rollers, means for feeding a paper web between the printing rollers, thereby producing an imprint on each side of said web, means vfor cutting the printed portion off said Web to form a sheet, means for folding saidsheet, a cani rotating in unison with' the printing rollers, a rod. adapted to be reciprocated by said cam and adapted to arinsonni rest the-Web-feeding means, a irst tappet on said rod adapted to aetuate the Welreutting means, and a second tappet on said. .rod adapted to aetuate the sheets'foldiug means.

A lithographie press comprising a pair of opposed blanlieted printing rollers, pattern rollers engaging the printing rollers, means for applying moisture and ink to the patte. .i rollers, means for feeding a paper web between the printing rollers, thereby producing an imprint 'on each side of said web, said 'feeding` means comprising a relatively stationary feed drum and a springinflueneed movable feed drum, means for cutting the printed portion ed the web to forni a sheet, moans for 'folding said sheet, a cam secured to one of the printing,` rolle .s, a :rod reeiprooated by said earn, two-arm lever operated bythe rod and engaging the' movable drum, av first adjustable tappet on the rod adapted to aetuate the Web-cutting n'ieans, y and secondv adjustable tappet adapted to aetnate the sheet-folding means.

(. A. lithographie press comprising a pair of opposed' blanketed printing rollers, means Ylor feeding` a paper web between said "rollers, thereby producing an :imprint on each side of said web, means for cutting the printed portion oli said wel) to form a sheet, means for folding said sheet, a Cain secured to one of the printing rollers. a lever engaging said cam, a rod, a link Connecting said leve and rod, means operated by the rod for arrestingr the web-feeding means, a rst tappet on the rod adapted to aetuate the Webseutting means, and a second tappet,

on the rod adapted to aetuate the sheet-foldi. In a lithographie press, a jin'intingv roller, a pattern roller engaging the same, a pair of dampening rollers and a pair of inking` rollers engaging the pattern roller, a moisture distributing roller engaging the dampening rollers, an ink distributing roller engaging the inking rollers, a n'ioisture transfer .roller adapted to engage the moisture distributing roller, an ink transfer roller adapted to engage the ink distributing roller, a lever supporting` said transfer rollers, and means for oscillating; said lever.

8. In a lithographie press, a printing roller, a pattern roller engaging the saine, a pair of dampening rollers and a pair Yof inking rollers engaging the pattern roller, a moisture distrilmting roller engaging the dampening rollers, an ink distributing roller engaging the inkine' rollers, a moisture transfer roller adapted' to engage the moisture distributing roller, an ink transfer roller adapted to engage the ink distribnting roller, a. lever supportingsaid transfer rollers, a driving,V chain for operatively oonnecting the transfer rollers, a disleinter# geared with the pattern roller, a wrist pin on said disk, and a. link eonneeting said pin and le Ver.

5). In a printing press, a frame, a springinineneed adjustable first bleek slidable in said frame, a printing roller journaled in said blooh', an arm extending laterally from said block, a spring-influenced adjustable second bloei; slidable along said arm, and a' pattern roller journaled in said second block.

l0. ln a printing press, a fra-me, a springinflueneed adjustable first block slidable in said frame, a printing roller jonrnaled in said bloek, an arm extending laterally from said bleek, ar spring-influencedV adjustable second bloeit slidable along said arm, a. pattern roller journaled in said second bloolna lshaped extension on said second block, sind 'dainpening rollers and inking rollers supported by said extension.

ll. ln a. printingpress, a iframe, a springinlueneed adjustable first block slidable in said frame, a printing roller journaled in said block, an arm extending laterally from said block, ay springinlueneed adjustable second bloelr slidable along said arm, a pattern roller journaled in said second block, a

lfirst bearing plate, a springiniuenced adl Yshaped extension on said second block, a-

justable fourth bloeit sli'dable along the other shank of the ishaped extension, a. second ,bea-ring plate journaled in said fourth block, and inking rollers journaled in said seeondbearing plate.-

l2. In a lithographie press, means for simultaneously producing an imprint on each side ot a web, means for cutting the printed portion olf said Web to form a sheet, a pair of intake rollers having collars that are adapted to engage the imprinted of said sheet, a folding blade adapted to introduce the sheet between said intake rollers, and fold-fixing rollers adapted to receive the folded sheet from the intake rollers.

13. In a lithographie press, means for sii'nultaneously producing an imprint on each side of a web, means for cutting the printed side of a Web, means for cutting the printed portion of said Web to form a sheet, a pair of intake rollers having collars that are adapted to engage the imprinted margin of said sheet, a reciproeatingslide, a folding blade depending from the slide and adapted to introduce the sheet between said intake ro1lersfoldfixing rollers adapted to receive the folded sheet from the intake rollers, and

means coperating with the slide for spread- 10 ing the fold-fixing rollers.

CHARLES WAGNER. I AUGUST HORMEL. `ll/Ytnesses ARTHUR E. ZUMPE, MARGA L. GRNBERG. 

